Volume 21, Number 1—January 2015
Dispatch
Detection of Zika Virus in Urine
Table
Characteristics of 6 patients infected with Zika virus, New Caledonia, 2014*
Characteristics | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical | ||||||
Headache | – | – | – | – | + | – |
Arthralgia | – | +++ (ankles) | ++ (hands) | +++ | ++ (hands) | – |
Maculopapular rash | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ |
Itching | + | + | + | ++ | +++ | ++ |
Edema in hands | + | – | – | ++ | – | ++ |
Conjunctivitis | – | ++ | - | + | + | – |
Adenopathy | ++ | – | – | – | – | – |
Fever | + | + (38°C) | + | ++ (39°C) | ++ (39.5°C) | – |
Retroorbital pain | ++ | – | – | – | – | – |
Myalgia |
NA |
– |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Laboratory | ||||||
Leukopenia | – | – | + | – | NA | + |
Thrombocytopenia | – | – | + (123 g/L) | – | NA | – |
Activated lymphocytes | + | + | + | + | NA | + |
*–, negative; +, light; ++, moderate; +++, intense; NA, not available.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.